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50 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Piccolo
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D4-C7
C: 1 octave higher |
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Flute
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C4-D7
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Oboe
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Bb3-A6
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English Horn
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B3-G6
a Perfect 5th lower |
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Clarinet
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E3-C7
Bb: a whole step lower |
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Bass Clarinet in Bb
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Eb3-G6
a 9th lower; a whole step lower when written in bass clef |
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Bassoon
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Bb1-Eb5
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Contrabassoon
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Bb1-Bb4
1 octave lower |
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Saxophones (Bb Sop)
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Bb3-G6
Bb soprano: a whole step lower |
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Saxophones (Eb Alto)
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Bb3-G6
Eb alto: a 6th lower |
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Saxophones (Bb Tenor)
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Bb3-G6
Bb tenor: a 9th lower |
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Saxophones (Eb Baritone)
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Bb3-G6
Eb baritone: 1 octave+6th lower |
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Saxophones (Bb Bass)
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Bb3-G6
Bb bass: 1 octave+9th lower |
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Horn in F
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F#2-C6
a Perfect 5th lower |
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Trumpet
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F#3-D6
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Trombone
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E2-F5
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Bass Trombone
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Bb1-Bb4
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Tuba
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D1-F4
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Timpani
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20": F3-C4
23": D3-A3 26-25": Bb2-F3 29-28": F2-C3 32-30": D2-A2 |
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Violin
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G3-A7
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Viola
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C3-E6
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Cello
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C2-C6
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Double Bass
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(C2 with extension) E2-C5
1 octave lower |
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Xylophone
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G4-C7
1 octave higher |
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Marimba
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(C2 to A2)-C7
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Glockenspiel
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G3-C6
2 octaves higher |
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Vibraphone
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F3-F6
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Scroll
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This is located at the top of the violin.
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Peg
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This is where the pegs are inserted. The pegs are adjusted to tune the violin.
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Nut
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Helps keep the distance of the strings and supports the strings so that it has a good height from the fingerboard.
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Tailpiece
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Holds the strings so that it has a good distance from the bridge.
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Chin Rest
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It helps the violinist hold the instrument in place. While playing, the violinist can use his chin to hold the violin, thus freeing up his hands.
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F Holes
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Is located in the middle of the violin. It is called F Hole because it is shaped like an F in Italics. It allows sound to come out of the violin. Altering the F Hole, such as its length, can affect the sound of the violin.
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Scordatura
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Alternative tuning.
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Frog
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Bottom of bow.
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Tip/Point
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Top of bow.
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String mute (con sordino)
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Attaching a small metal, rubber, leather, or wooden device called a mute, or sordino, to the bridge of the violin gives a softer, more mellow tone.
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Natural horn
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A horn without valves is known as a natural horn, changing pitch along the natural harmonics of the instrument
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Stopped horn
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Closing off opening of horn with hand or stopping mute.
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Straight mute
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a hollow, cone-shaped mute that fits into the bell of the instrument.
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Cup mute
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similar to straight mutes, but attached to the end of the mute's cone is a large lip that forms a cup over the bell.
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Bucket mute
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attach to the rim of the bell with springs and contain cotton or a similar substance.
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Plunger mute
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a rubber sink or toilet plungers with the wooden handle removed.
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Harmon
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a hollow, bulbous mute in two parts: 1) a solid ring of cork that completely blocks all of the air leaving the bell and 2) a hole on the front of the mute, there is a cup on a tube.
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Col Legno
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Passage where the sound is produced by striking the wood of the bow against the string(s).
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Sul ponticello
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Bowing on the bridge
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Sul tasto
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Bowing over the fingerboard.
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On-the-string bowing
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keeping the bow in contact with the string between the notes.
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Spiccato
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making the bow bounce so that the notes are staccato (short and detached).
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Score Order
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Flutes (Fl or Fls)
Oboes (Ob or Obs) Clarinets (Cl or Cls) Bassoons (Bsn or Bsns) Horns (Hn or Hns) Trumpets (Tpt or Tpts) Trombones (Trb or Trbs) Tuba (Tuba) Timpani (Timp) Percussion (Perc) Other Instruments Violins I (Vlns) Violins II Viola (Vla) Violoncellos (Vcl) Double Bass (DB) |
